Territory



(No Modl.) v v W. BELTZ.

BUNDLE BARRIER FOR HARVESTERS.

Patented Nov. 17, 1885 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE...

IVILLIAM BELTZ, OF DENVER, DAKOTA TERRITORY.

BUNDLE-CARRIER FOR HARVESTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,459, dated November1'7, 1885. Application filed October 29,1884. Serial No.146,765. (Nomodel.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BELTZ, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Denver,

in the county of Kingsbury and Territory of Dakota, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Bundle- Carriers for Harvesters;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto theaccom: panying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has relation to bundle carrying and dropping attachmentsto self-binding harvesters; and it consists in certain novelconstructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Fig. 2 is a sideview, of my improved dropper.

The discharging-platform A may be a part of the decking of an ordinarybinder, but I prefer to make it a separate platform, as shown, and tosupport itin suit-able framing, A,which in practice is secured to thebinder in such manner that the bundles when bound are delivered onto theplatform A, and pass thence downward onto the carrier anddropper,presently described.

It is usual in practice to make the latform A of open framing of ironrods, or ot erwise, so as to reduce its weight without affecting itsutility. The framing A is provided with rods or arms A, which projectforwardzusually beyond the lower end of platform A, and provide pivotalconnection for the supports of the bundle-carrier. Suitable stops, A arealso provided,against which abut the arms of the carrier and by whichthe forward movement of the latter is limited. The carrier B is madepreferably in the frame-work form shown, and is supported by arms 0 D.The main arms 0 are pivoted one to each side of the carrier, and extendthence upward and are pivoted, to the arms A. They are preferablyextended above the pivot, and the upward extensions are connected by asuitable cross rod or rods,to which is attached the operatingdevices,presently described. The upward extensions might be dispensedwith and the operating devices attached below the piv- 0t; but I preferthe construction as shown. The main arms 0 give the carrier the backwardor swinging movement, and I will for such reason refer to them as theswinging arms. The arms D give the carrier its tilting motion,and willtherefore be denominated the tilting-arms. The arms D are pivoted attheir lower ends to the carrier in rear of the attachment of theswinging levers, and are pivotally secured at their upper ends to thebars A and usually in advance of the point of attachment of the swingingarms to such support. The operating-leverEis pivoted on the framing andconnected by rod E with the swinging arms of the carrier. This lever Eis arranged to engage or operate in a frame, F, having teeth F F bywhich the lever and, through the connections described, the carrier maybe held in position to carry or dump the bundles.

In operation, when the parts are in the position shown in'Fig. l, thebundles will be held by the carrier until the proper number or theextent of its capacity have been loaded thereon, when by drawing thelever forward the parts will be adjusted into the position shown in Fig.2, and the bundles will be dumped. By means of the tilting-arms thecarrier need be swung but a short distance, as when tilted I to theacute incline shown, the dumping of the bundles will be assured, as willbe understood.

It is manifest that the form or construction of the framing isimmaterial to the broad principles of my invention, also that variousmodifications of form and construction might be effected withoutdeparting from the broad principles of my invention.

It will be evident that one of either the tilting-oipswinging arms maybe dispensed with, in which case the carrier would be pivoted on oneside to a swinging support either one of the tilting or the swingingarmswhile the other side will be provided with both a swinging and atilting arm. Such construction would give good results but for firmnessand strength I prefer to use two of each set of arms. It is alsomanifest that the lever E and rod E may be dispensed with, and thecarrier operated by hand applied directly to the carrier,

end with a lever, a frame having teeth projecting upward from its underbar to lock said lever at either end of its throw, whereby the I 5tilting platform may be held in a position to carry or dump the bundles,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WVILLIAM BELTZ. Witnesses:

LAUREN A. KIDDER, A. L. KIDDER.

